Punching bag



Dec. 28, 1965 H. P. KLINGLER PUNCHING BAG Filed July 24, 1965 FIG. 2

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INVENTOR HAROLD P. KLiNGLER BY 4 I K 47 ATTORNEY United States Patent3,226,116 PUNQHING BAG Harold P. Klingler, 418 Buttonwood St., Delanco,NJ. Filed July 24, 1963, Ser. No. 297,367 1 Claim. (Cl. 27278) Thisinvention relates to punching bags and, more particularly, to means foreasily mounting and dismounting punching bags.

One of the most helpful exercises which many people can get involves theuse of a punching bag. Not only does the use of such bags help increating a certain amount of coordination but also assists in developingvarious parts of the body of the person using the punching bag.

While many people recognize the beneficial use of a punching bag, bothfrom well-being and hobby points of view, they are often confined toquarters which make the use of punching bags impossible or, at least,inconvenient.

Perhaps one of the main disadvantages of punching bags used heretoforehas been the need of mounting such bags. Very often, frame members tohold the bag must be nailed or screwed to the walls or ceiling. Swivelor ropes must be attached to the bag and mounted to the frames. In manyhomes, this is undesirable since it results in damage to the property.

Mounting the punching bag to walls and ceilings by conventional means,in addition to causing damage to property, is often impractical forchildren below certain ages or heights since they must generally bemounted relatively high.

While various types of stands of relatively low heights have been usedheretofore, they have generally proved deficient by failing to providethe proper feel in punching the bag. The reason for this has generallybeen that the resistance to the movement of the bag has been too greatbecause of the rigid rod which generally connects the bag to the bottomof the stand.

It is an object of this invention to provide an improved exercisedevice.

It is a further object of this invention to provide an improved punchingbag which is easily mounted and detachable.

It is a further object of this invention to provide an improved punchingbag which is completely self contained and which does not requireadditional mounting means.

It is a further object of this invention to provide an improved punchingbag with attachment means which may be manufactured economically.

In accordance with the present invention, a punching bag is providedwith a vacuum element for mounting to a smooth surface. A flexibleelement is connected between the bag and the vacuum element.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will be apparentand suggest themselves to those skilled in the art from a reading of thefollowing specification and claim, in conjunction with the accompanyingdrawing, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a front view of a punching bag, in accordance with thepresent invention;

FIGURE 2 is a view of the punching bag illustrated in FIGURE 1, with thecover removed, and

FIGURE 3 is a front view of another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring particularly to FIGURES 1 and 2, a punching bag includes acover 12 having a top opening and a cord 14. An inflatable element orbladder 16 is disposed within the cover 12 and may include a valve 18Patented Dec. 28, 1965 for receiving air to inflate the bladder 16 andthe cover 12. The bag 10 has a reduced portion or neck towards its top.

A mounting element 20 includes a thin flexible stem 22 having a suctioncuplike element 24 at one end and an outwardly flaring connectingportion 26 at its other end. The connecting portion 26 is disposedpartly around the inflatable element 16 in a manner illustrated in FIG-URE 2.

When the inflatable element 16 is placed within the cover 12, theconnecting portion 26 is also placed through the top opening of thecover 12. During insertion of the inflatable element 16 and theconnecting portion 26 into the cover, the cord or lace 14 is generallyloose. After insertion, the lace 14 is tightened to hold the mountingelement 20 securely to the cover 12. The inflatable element 16 isnormally deflated while being inserted into the cover 12 and is thenfilled with air by a suitable hand air pump or other suitable meansafter insertion.

The inflatable member 16 and the cover 12 may comprise conventionalmaterial found in most punching bags. For example, the inflatable member16 may be of rubber and the cover 12 may be of leather.

The mounting element 20 is preferably a molded integral piece, althoughin some cases it may be desirable to have the suction cup portion 24screwed to the remaining portion to permit replacement if required.

The mounting element 20 may be made of semisoft rubber, pliable plasticor other suitable resilient material.

The connecting stem 22 must be thin and flexible enough so as to offerthe proper amount of resistance when the bag is punched and to returnthe bag promptly when it is hit so that a person punching the bag cancontinuously punch it in a volley-like fashion.

The vacuum cup 24 may be pressed against any relatively smooth surfacewhich will permit a suitable vacuum to hold the punching bag. Thesurface may be a ceiling, wall or floor.

The connecting portion 26 may be dimensioned to conform to the shape ofthe top of the punching bag.

It is noted that the punching bag 10 is securely connected to themounting means 20 and when assembled in the manner described may beregarded as a single self contained unit. Any person desiring to use thepunching bag illustrated need only find a suitable smooth surface. Thereis no need to provide special mounting means when the punching bag ismoved from one place to another.

Referring to FIGURE 3, a somewhat modified embodiment of the presentinvention is illustrated. A punching bag and mounting means 30 is madeof a single integral piece. The single piece may be molded to includethe inflatable portion 32, the flexible stem 34 and the vacuum cup 36.The punching bag and mounting means 30 may be made of rubber, plastic orother suitable material. The inflatable portion 32 is sufliciently thickso as to preclude the need for a separate cover.

The punching bag may be mounted to a base or floor 38, which has asmooth surface. The particular arrangement permitting floor mounting isespecially useful when small children are involved. Since the bag ismounted relatively low, it may be used by small children and may be usedby persons in a sitting position.

It has been seen that the present invention has provided a novel type ofpunching bag which is easily mounted and dismounted without damaging thesurface to which it is attached. Also, the punching bag of the inventionprovides the proper resistance to permit proper punching and return ofthe ball for volleying. The number of parts required in the presentinvention is minimized thereby minimizing the overall cost of the bag.

3 4 What is claimed is: References Cited by the Examiner A punching bagcomprising a single integral member UNITED STATES PATENTS formed in onepiece of resilient material and including a main inflatable body, avacuum element adapted to be 663690 12/1900 Whitely et a1 272 77attached to a surface, and means connected between said 5 732096 6/1903Maxwell 272 78 main body element and said vacuum element whereby the3114546 12/1963 Verseghy 272 78 bag can be continuously volleyed bypunching, said means FO EIGN A S including a relatively short flexibleelement connected 319,972 10/1929 G r e at Britain between said mainbody element and said vacuum element, said flexible element beingshorter in length than 10 RICHARD C. PINKHAM Primary Examiner said maininflatable body element.

